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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

SoLoMON's JUDGMENT IN CHINA
Two women came before a mandarin il
China, so runs an ancient Chinese chron-
icle, each of them protesting that she
was the mother of little child they had
brought with them. They we're so ca
ger and positive that the mandarin was
sorely puzzled He retired 10 consult
with his wife, who was wise and clev-
er woman, whose opinion was held in
great repute in the neighborhood
She requested five minutes in which
to deliberate. At the end of that time
she spoke:
LET the servants catch me large
fish in the river, and let it be brought
to me here alive"
This was doEe.
Bring me now the infant. - she said,
"but let the woman in the outer cham
Der"
This was done too. Then the manda-
rims wife caused the baby to be undress-
ed, and its clothes put on the large fish.
Garry the creature outside, now and
throw 1t into the river in the sight of
the two women"
The servant obeyed his orders. ling
ing the fish into the water, where It roll
ed about and struggled. disgusted, no
DOUBT, by the wrapping in which it
was swaddled.
Without moments pause, one OF the
mothers threw herself into the river
with shrek. She must save her
drowning child.
Without doubt she is tie true moth
er," she declared and the mandarin's
wife commanded that she should be res.
cued and the child given to her,
Without doubt, she is the true
mother" she declared. And the MAN.
DARN nodded his head, and thought bis
wife the wisest woman in the FIowery
Kingdom.
Meantime, the false mother crept
away. She was found out in her impos-
ture, and the mandarln's wife forgot all
about her In the occupation of dressing
the little baby in the best silk she could
find ia her wardrobe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

n ST. LOUIS manufacturer says he has
employed girls in his factory for six
years, and prefers them to male helm.
They are discharged for only two rea.
sons. Now and then.one is found who is
lncorrlglbiy lazy, and some of them
can De cured of talking. Gossiping is
the greatest trouble encountered in
managing them. They will talk. even
II the rlles against chatteriIg on sub
Jects other than those connected with
the business stare them in the face.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
Temptations Of a Broker, r,,,

From The start. the BOY enf.-.
brokers' Office will be intruyte5
large sums of money 10 carry ;. "a
bank or to customers. He NAV
an Office where bank bills and a.
gold are within his reach sll the -
and he will soon be 50 completslr
sorbed in the subject Of stocks
and money, that il Will be soro.n,
strange if he does not soon begin 20
at the getting OF money as the rnc,.
portant business of life. And pb,-
Is a little older and becomes c,s.L
cashier, he will be exposed :,
temptation to increase his jDco,,,
stock-gambling-''spe speculating. as a.
called-on his own account. Spcb
lures are of course very hazardous
on all accounts should be shuDps5
broker requires great strength of o.,
aeter to resist the temptation 70 ~
wealthy by false methods; and
should think how long and well b..
he adopts the calling.
For the brokers' business Il. -
unstable. The work is done uuick,.
the midst Of great excitement "a
high pressure, - as we say. Asro
comes quickly and easily to the broE,'
it is not so highly priced as if IL ~
earned by the toll which rrodpcs.
visible result, and it usually goa.
easily as i. comes. Brokers. OF con-.
defend their own occupation NJ
will tell you that their servies,
agents in securing stocks and bonds -.
needed but they will not DENY -,
stock brokerage would cease tn h.
profitable business, except to a VERY -
firms, If people we're to stop snacrr.
ting in securities. OF course thar
many men in this business who has
risen to wealth aud to eminencs &c
nancIers, who would scorn 10 do p ma,
or dishonorable act. All honor IN sr..
men, because they must often have ba.,
sorely tempted to do wrong.
l would not be unjust to this Isru
class OF men, so many of whom b.9.
personal traits which We are bound !.
admire. They are open handed vit
their means. Their word to one apo,a..
is as good as bond. In fact. a Isr,.
proportion of the business trsns,c..s
upon the exchange is done without vr.
ten contract, and depends solely ma,
the good faith Of the members concsrB.
ed. Their promptness to respoBd a,
public appeals for aii OF sympathy /,
proverbiS. Yet all this should have n,
influence upon a boy who is deei5ir,
whether or no be shall be brokers'
NicbOlaS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
Two Good Dog Stories.

The osher day our Newfoundland dog
tie grl, four years old. when she
opened TIA gate and went out. The dog
did not follow her. Some time after
ward the chi.d's mother came out, dis
dog
Where is Nellie T''
The dog looked as If he knew, and
wsgged his tail furiously.
''Go this instant" said the neither,
and hnd Nellie and bring her home.
Out over the gate flew the dog and
started down the stree: to neighbor's
house not far off. Nellie was playing
there, inside the house, and saw the
dog come and scratch at a veranda win
dow.
II know what he wants. said the
little girl "he wants me to go home,
but I'm not going to do it ~
The dog was not admitted, but he
fingered near, like Mary's little lamb,
and when two ladies called presently he
brushed in past them through The door.
Then, rushing up TO Nellie, be seized
her dress with his teeth, and began
was made TO drive him of. but he
growled and held his place. The little
girl, beginning to be frightened. gave
up all resistance, and tIotted home by
his side, and he delivered her with an
air OF triumph into her mothers hands.
What instinct" would lead dog TO
do that q?
A suburban resident was walking at
night, not long ago, across meadow,
and losing the path in the darkness, fell
into a ditch. His dog, a collie, had
been running about in an aimless way
over the field. Gathering himself up
the gentleman called the dog, and
crouching over him said, sharply
''Now, see here, Mac I want you to
show me the path across this meadow.
Go right ahead of me, do you hear and
show me the path-show me the path -
The dog obeyed 10 the letter. With
his nose to the ground he followed the
path faithfully, with his master at his
heels, clear across the meadow, until he
had approached to within two or three
rods of the tield. Then he began to
waver from side to side as II looking
vainly for the path, and showed great
confusion, and even shame. Next day
the gentleman went over the ground by
daylight, and discovered that at the
point where the dog began to waver the
path was entirely lost In the thick grass.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
Advantages of the Jerseys.

The advantages of the Jerseys over
other breeds, according to The Live
Stock Monthly, are:
l. Jerseys make mora butter annually.
( compared with the food they eat. than
any other breed.
?. Jerseys make better butter than
any other breed-better grain and
better flavor.
3. Jersey milk is the most profitable
because 1t contains more butter per
quart than that of any other breed. It's
cream rises quicker and its butter
comes quicker.
4. Jersey butter brings from two TO
ten cents more pound than any other.
as rule throughout the United States ::
hence, on ninety farms out of q hun
bred where butter is a speciality the
Introduction of Jersey blood will change
butter making from dead loss to a net
profit.
D. Butter farming is more profitable,
healthful and refined than truck farm
ing. beef farming, poultry or pig rails
ing.
.. For every cent on account of the
jerseys small carcass, there are two
cents gained on account Of her better
butter aud larger annual yield.
We want HOlsteins and Ayrshires for
the general cheese and milk supply: we
want Shorthorns and Herefords for
their beef, but the country wants the
Jersey for her butUer--so let us have an
end to the opposition which this breed
has met with for forty years. He who
specializes wins. The general par-
pose cow is an impossible animal
Let each farmer decide whether all
point to beef, a milk or
butter breed, and choose his stock
accordingly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
ErysIpelas and Obstinate U,c.rs

boiis' Carouncles and Running Sores of
every kind are cieansed, the poison germs
destroyed and speedy cure effected by
using Darbys Prophylactic Fluid.
Il have been afflicted with the ErysipeIas.
Nothing would heal the sore or stop the
running L use Darbys Prophylactic Fluid
and found speedy cure. Have also tried
1t in several other cases and il proved eff
fectuhI." IS. 2. GREER.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
saved Ny Cg,iId's Life

j. ). Weaver. Secretary Iron steam pO4'
Company, New York, says: l wish to 'n
10 the Public that | had a child about 10.
years OF age, lying at the point OF deS'.
with summer complaint, (dirrhea) ~
doctor and all of us having given up hoEe
tn" doctor, however, advised US TO get soI'
Speer's Port Wine, ond give her little
time-yery little, but often. As last
sort we did So, and say that Speer's fO.'
Wine saved her life. She is my only child
l had never seen Mr.. Speer, but with tean
of JOY l went and told him that bis VILE
had saved the life of my only child.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
Very Green Peas.

Men are usually the historians of a
country, and their works are apt to
overlook the part taken by women in
making history. For years after We
had become great nation. only tradi-
tion chrOnicled the deeds of the women
of the Revolution, or told how much
they suffered to gain peace and prosper
ity for their children's children.
Mrs. Fremont preserves, in her Sou
venirs of my Time,'' one of these old
traditions. which tells what the war
brought to her great grandmother, who
carried to her grave King Georges
mark" " long cut on the forehead from
the knife thrown by an Indian in the
British service.
One day several English officers. of
the brutal Colonel Tarleton' IS command.
rode up TO her house and demanded food
for themselves and their men. She DO
litely requested them to dismount. say.
ing II would take an hour to prepare
dinner, and sent them 10 the bedrooms
10 make their toilet.
AT dinner she appeared in her best
damask gown and petticoat. One OF
the officers, surly, ill-bred man, seeing
that the peas were very green-they had
been boiled with lettuce to add to their
green color-ruGely exclaimed II be
heve, madam, you mean TO poison US
that is the meaning of all your hne airs. -
The lady made no reply save to send
for her youngest daughter. Taking the
little girl on her lap she quietly fed her
with the peas. Then turning to the
officers, she said with Impressive dignity:
You may feel safe now, gentlemen.
Whoever eats at my table, invited or
not invited, has my best. Ny husband,
my young sons and my brothers are all
in the Rebel army, and l pray for .heir
success and your defeat, but you will
receive no harm from me-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
SleeplessneSs.

Narcotics aud sedatiyes murder slean
u,e unnatural stupor is soon followed by iii
snec's' summons Liver Regulator removes
tae cause or restlessness and sleepIessness
by regulating the bowels, by establishing
good digertion and by quieting the nerves.
L nave been great sufferer from dyspep-
sla and loss of sleep. AS soon as l feel the
leAst nervous l take dose OF Simmons
Liver Regulator. and sleep all night"
MRS. x. BRYANT, GriswoldsvilIe, Ga.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

GENERAL GEORGE a. SHERIDAN
says he got more money for less actDaI
service than any other man who ever
served in congress. He was not admit.
tedto his seat until about three hours
before the expiration of his term, and
ne drew salary. mileage. etc. amopn..
ing TO about $4,000. In that respect
ne thinks his congressional fame will be
immortal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

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BuckIen's ArnIcaS SaIx.

Inc best salye in the world for cuts
Dtuises. Sores. Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever
sores letter. Chapped Hands, Chillblains
Corns and all Skin Eruptions. and positiveIv
cures Piles or no pay required 1t is guar
snteed 10 give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded Price Is cents per box. For sale
oy T. James and w. W. McAteer, Of I.oretto
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

a LONDON dealer who has been four-
teen years in the trade sells oyer four
tons of meat a day for cats.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

On the battlefelds of Gettysburg
there are now nearly one hundred mon.
uments.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

ONE pair OF sharp scissors in hand ia
worth two dull pens in the sanctum
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
FOR SALE.

- ~ 'Sa"t ~ALES -; ever, wi.ere. I,r,l
3GHM 'h' iiat lag, 20 sell our gUuus Wfu
K8 ~ aA -'' o. -a-Irt anI aIl eNlrcascs- rfre
"i ''i 80 t-"nce. dUc state $50 - d. ant
!. NiA NhAkD ~iiN EBW AXE =, sIi'A x
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orr UNEoVALED OVRFR,

We have arranged with the publishers
81 these books To furnish the whole forty
HN' Win one years subscription Int -
paper tor -l-95; or we will send am We
IoT . cts-. or tie whole fOrty-fivc for
Si-aO Addr-s. s.li orders to publishers of
FIR EENIAS-- f;bcn-LarS Pa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10

zsTAsLISzkD 1877.
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unaents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-02
Colored Nursem.ids Ont Of stv,s.


The colored nursemaid is out of style.
She has been holy terror to all little WASH
ingtonians ever since Abraham Lincoln made
free a race which was incapable of attaining
that boon for itself. 1t is said that there was
a time when colored girls were splendid
nurses for little white masters and misses
But that time has gone glimmering. There
Is nothing left of it but "reminiscences. The
old eolored "mammy" was a treasure She
loved her little alabaster charges and never
forsook them for a moment. The young slave
girl nurses were proud of their calling. They
were house servants and were better dressed
and housed than the field hands of their own
sex They became the "mammiesn of whom
southern history speaks in such terms Of
actual endearment They were treasures
little appreciated, but now lamented.
lady who was born in Virginia and who
came to Washington in her young conjugal
life says: 81 would give the world for little
Nora again. OF course she would be big
and fat old nanny now, for she was my
nurse when was learning to talk. Even a
fly would risk its precious life if it dared to
light on me- But now / have to send my
children to the parks with these modern
puzzles and the good Lord only knows how
they are treated. A neigbbor came to me
few weeks ago and told me that she has seen
the nurse girl pinching my little Claras ears
because she cried. Fancy slave doing such
thing. OF course don't want to put these
people back into slavery again, but do wish
that there was some way to compel them to
do right, as there used to be- Ny only
remedy for cruelty and unfaithfulness now Is
to discharge the girl and scold her and then
may be hire one that is worse. I tell you
when we had slaves we were fortunate and
didn't know 1t. They were completely under
subsection" The fact is, the colored girls In
this city are untrustworthy as nurses and
their calling is practically gone-w ashington
Cor. Kansas City Times,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-02
Coffee Plantation I'm Msrioo

While at Jalapa 1 met Senior Pablo de Las
currain, and accepted an invitation to visit
bis farm, situated few miles distant. and
embracing all that immense chain of noun
tains which extends to the gulf We left on
horseback in the morning, and after pleas
ant ride of two hours arrived at the hacienda.
a small but very comfortable house After a
good dinner the senior ordered the horses and
we started out to see portion of the farm.
Of course only small fraction of the land is
under cultivation, the remainder being pas
ture lands, woods, and mountains. About
two miles from the hacienda we came TO an
immense coffee plantation containing between
thirty and forty thousand trees, which ara
shaded by eighty thousand banana trees
Tie coffee tree, altough requiring moist,
tropical climate, cannot bear the sun. and
aence each tree has to be shaded by two or
more banana trees.
The region around Jalapa is far better for
raising coffee than in the famous district near
Orizaba, where the average is about one-third
of a pound per tree. The senior without any
difficulty managed to bring the average up
TO nearly pound. Before ripening the berry
is of a bright red color and shortly after it
turns brown, when it is ready to pick After
being gathered the berries are thrown into
large wooden mortars, where they are
pounded and the grains of coffee separated
from the covering. The next process is to
dry them thoroughly, after which they are
packed in bags and are ready for the market.
As for the banana, each tree produces one
large bunch and then dies. The fruit is SO
abundant that it is not picked, but is allowed
to dry on the stem.-Mexico Cor Chicago
Times
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-02

The Russian soldier is stupid. He learns
slowly. 1t is hard to give him a soldierly
look and q military movement But he has
invaluable qualities His obedience is i'm
plcit. He bears without muImur all kinds
of fatigue and privation. He is highly re-
sponsive to kind treatment, and is never per-
sonally exacting. He shows a remarkable
tenacity in battle, really the most precious
quality he can possibly have, supposing him
to, be even moderately well disciplined. The
infantry marches rapidly and does not easily
become faigued Its arm is the Berdan rife,
cnly second to the repeating rifle which has
just come into general use in other countries.
The artillery has the steel Krupp cannon. It
is fairly veil drilled, better on the whole than
any other urn of the service.
The cavalry being the same on a peace and
war footing is always ready for active serv-
ice. The Russian horse is lighter than that
used by the German and French cavalry. but
it is very strong and capable of excellent
service. 1t is armed with the carbine and
bayonet When dismounted one man holds
five horses, which gives it great superiority
in musketry firing. As at present organized
and perfected the Russian army has never
been tried. But it may be said that since the
time of Peter the Great, whose first efforts to
discipline his savage hordes were in battles
with the troops of Charles XII Of Sweden, it
has shown a constant improvement in ef-
fectiveness. Only a great war with one or
two frst-class powers can now give it really
a crucial test.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-02

On the Subject of Rhymes.

Mr.. W. S. Gilbert has found the long de-
sired rhyme for silver in chilver, a word in
use at British sales of farm stock to denote a
species of sheep. He does not reveal the
rhyme which he has discovered for month.
but says it is not Thackeray's onety onth.
"When l am on the subject of rhymes" he
adds, "I should like to suggest that any
inventor who is in need of a name for his in
vention would confer boon on all rhyme
sters, and at the same time insure himself
many grataitous advertisements, If he were
to select word that rhymes to one of the
many wc.ds in common use that have very
few rhymes or none at ALL An invention
called, for instance, a lorrange, would surely
be referred to whenever a poet wished to
rhyme to orange. A few more words rhym-
ing to love are greatly wanted. Ali who
have dabbled in amatory verse must have
felt this necessity. Revenge and avenge have
no rhyme but penge and Stonehenge Golf has
no rhyme at all. Starve has no rhyme except
(oh, ironyD carve Scarf has no rhyme, though
Ifully expect to be told that laugh and half and
calf are admissible-which they certainly are
not. Scalp has no rhyme but Ain. FsIse
has no rhyme-valse is near it, but the French
accent disqualifies it. Waltz is also near IL.
but the Ut" spoils it. Babe has no rhyme but
astrolabe-certain proper names excepted.
Gamboge has no rhyme but rouge. Tube
would be rhymeless save for cube and injubs.
Fugue has no rhyme at ALL Gulf rhymes
with no English word; we have to fall back
on Cardinal PanduR and Ulf, the minstrel
Azimuth has only doth; Culm and cusp have
NJ Engilsh rhymes. The Argonsut, 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-02
JUNE.

o Junel delicious month Of Junel
When wind and birds all sing in tune ;
When in the meadows swarm the bees
And hum their dr0wsy melodies
While pillsgiDg the buttercup.
To store the golden honey up;
o Junel the month of blnest skies,
Dear TO the pilgrim butterflies,
Who seem gay-colored leaves astray,
Blown down the tides of amber day;
o Junel the month Of merry song.
OF shadow brief, of sunshine long;
All things on earth love you the best,-
The bird who carols near bis nest;
The wind that wakes and, singing. blows
The spicy perfume of the rose;
And bee, who sounds his muffied born,
To celebrate the dewy morn;
And even all the stars above
At night are happier for love,
As if the mellow notes of mirth
Were waited to them from she earth.
0 Junei such music haunts your name ;
With you the summers chorus came!
Frank Dempster Sherman, in ST. Mich
olas for June.